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Linda Schafer named Chester Business Person of Year by chamberSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - The Chester Chamber of Commerce has canceled their annual awards banquet due to the recent increase of COVID-19 cases. Instead, they will go to various venues over the n...
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Chester Chamber Business of the Month: Dentist Robert Platt in his 41st year of practiceAug 31, 2021 1:00 am - Dr. Robert Platt moved to Chester in 1975 after completing his dental education at the University of Illinois College of Dentistry in Chicago. His dental office has been...
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Chamber salutes top businesses of the yearApr 23, 2021 1:00 am - The 2021 Du Quoin Chamber of Commerce awards were like none other, but Chamber President Abby Ancell thinks they were absolutely first rate. The COVID-19 pandemic made i...
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2021 Du Quoin Chamber awards Weekly-Press honored as Business of the YearApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - The Du Quoin Chamber of Commerce presented its first 2021 award on Monday, honoring the Pinckneyville Press-Du Quoin Weekly with the Business of the Year Award. The cham...
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Promote Pinckneyville launched; April 24 event plannedApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - PINCKNEYVILLE - Pinckneyville merchants and others have joined together to launch an initiative to promote the community as a regional destination for shopping, dining a...
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New Du Quoin business: With her shrewd eye, Stacey Jones can turn junk into goldMar 26, 2021 1:00 am - Stacey Jones stretches her arm out toward the area in back of her barn, a large grassy space that in her mind's eye already is full of food trucks, decor booths, furnitu...
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Benson's Wine Bar: A comfortable niche in the heart of ChesterMar 05, 2021 12:00 am - Benson's Wine Bar is located in the heart of Chester at 1308 Swanwick St., in the historic Benson's Menswear building. Siblings Bob and Chelsea Schroeder are the proud o...
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Family Video closing remainder of its storesJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - The movie rental chain Family Video will be closing the remainder of its stores, including the ones in Marion, Harrisburg and Carbondale, president and owner Keith Hoogl...
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Chester Business of the Month: Stylin' On State marks two yearsDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Stylin' On State, at 611 State St. in Chester's historic downtown block, has been named the Chester Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month for December. The business,...
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Emling & Hoffman merges with Rice Sullivan LLCNov 11, 2020 12:00 am - Harold Emling and Don Hoffman of Emling & Hoffman CPAs, have completed a merger with Rice Sullivan LLC, with offices in Swansea and Altamont in Illinois and a Missouri o...